#Vaca Muerta

The Donald Trump administration is considering expanding financing for mining, energy, and infrastructure projects in Argentina
Energy Policy

U.S. Signals Argentina Financing Could Exceed EXIM's $7 Billion Ceiling

A State Department official who led a joint mission with EXIM and the DFC said talks already cover larger amounts for infrastructure and critical sectors. The DFC is assessing some 20 projects, including a loan to Vista Energy and talks with Pampa Energía on TGS's NGL project.

The project commits US$12.4 billion over 25 years and was announced at the Argentine Embassy in Paris
Oil & Gas

Pluspetrol Wins RIGI Approval for $12.4 Billion Vaca Muerta Development

Bajo del Choique-La Invernada, acquired from ExxonMobil in 2024, lifted oil output from 13,047 to 46,594 bbl/d in a year and already delivers 93% of its first-phase target. At $20 million per well, the plan costs more than the two shale oil developments already in the regime.

Marcelo Mindlin highlighted in Paris the opportunities offered by Vaca Muerta to supply the artificial intelligence industry.
Oil & Gas

Pampa Energía Offers 800 MW to Power a Vaca Muerta Data Center

Chairman Marcelo Mindlin said during Argentina Week in Paris that gas-fired power for artificial intelligence infrastructure could be the next way to add value to Argentine gas, alongside NGL processing and the company's $2.7 billion urea plant.

Vaca Muerta's oil has its gateway to the world through Puerto Rosales
Oil & Gas

Asia Now Buys One in Five Dollars of Argentina's Energy Exports

Asian buyers took 20.7% of Argentine energy exports between January and July, up from 7.9% across all of 2025, according to Secretariat of Energy shipment records. Medanito crude accounts for nearly three-quarters of the flow, and the destination list has widened from four countries to seven